Life and Physical Sciences

Welcome to the Pitt’s Life & Physical Sciences Career Community! Through this community, you will find industry resources, career advice, resume samples, job/internship and networking opportunities, and events to help you navigate your post-graduation goals and plans.

Please feel free to explore other related community pages for additional resources and schedule an appointment with your career consultant here: Schedule an appointment via HANDSHAKE

Your career consultants are:

  • Ashley Steffy: Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computational Biology, Ecology & Evolution, Microbiology and
    Molecular Biology
  • Ingrid Beute:  Physics and Astronomy, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Geology, Neuroscience
  • Carol Balk: Natural Sciences

Pre-Med students and students interested in pursuing a health track, please visit comprehensive resources and relevant appointment opportunities here: Health Resources

Resume and CV Writing Tips – Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)

Evidence-informed data from sources including the 3rd edition of the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) Usage Report from Jobscan, shows that most companies today rely on applicant tracking systems (ATS) to help them with the hiring process. These companies do not …
By Ingrid Beute
Ingrid Beute Career Consultant, Engineering & Science & Career Champions Program Coordinator
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Purpose and Key Points – The STEM Resume

Purpose and Key Points – The STEM/Tech Resume

As you navigate through your academic career, working towards your exciting ever-evolving professional goals, you may wonder what the purpose is of a resume. The answer is short: to secure an initial interview …

By Ingrid Beute
Ingrid Beute Career Consultant, Engineering & Science & Career Champions Program Coordinator
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Featured Pittsburgh Technology Council Events!

For more information about Pittsburgh Technology Council and other events, please click here: https://www.pghtech.org/events

Three Rivers Educational Technology Conference
Monday, January 15

R&D / KIZ Tax Credit Seminar
Wednesday, January 24

2024 CIO of the Year Award Nominations
Thursday, January 25

2024 …

By Ashley Steffy
Ashley Steffy Career Consultant, STEM
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Developing a strong CV for Your Graduate School Application: How it Differs from a Resume

Embarking on your journey to graduate school involves creating a Curriculum Vitae (CV) that stands out. While a CV can be quite similar to a resume in some aspects, for graduate school applications, it serves a very different purpose. Unlike …

By Ingrid Beute
Ingrid Beute Career Consultant, Engineering & Science & Career Champions Program Coordinator
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Negotiating Salary as a New Graduate

Congratulations soon-to-be Pitt graduate or recent graduate! Landing the job is just the beginning; negotiating your salary is pivotal in ensuring you are fairly compensated for your skills and potential, experience, and the value you bring to the table. But …

By Ingrid Beute
Ingrid Beute Career Consultant, Engineering & Science & Career Champions Program Coordinator
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Life and Physical Sciences Resources

With a degree in Physics, students can pursue careers in research and development, science, engineering, education, medicine, law, business, and …

Writing a federal resume differs from crafting a resume for the private sector. Federal resumes adhere to specific guidelines and …

Neuroscience is a vast and interdisciplinary field that offers a wide range of opportunities at various levels of education. Let’s …

An Applicant Tracking System (ATS) reads resumes and curriculum vitae by parsing, or electronically analyzing the text. It extracts key …

Career Center Resources

Resume Samples

Connect with Alumni

Reach out to any of these alumni who have shared their profiles in Pitt Commons.

  • Pittsburgh
  • Associate Professor and Vice Chair (Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology) University of Pittsburgh
Meet Thomas >
  • Salvador, State
Meet Ajax >
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Physical Scientist Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / NIOSH
Meet Edward >
  • Santa Barbara, CA
  • Assoc VP, Head of Device Safety Allergan
Meet Joseph >
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Project Manager Texolve Digital
Meet Matthew >
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Science Research Specialist UPMC
Meet Paloma >
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Analyst BNY Mellon
Meet Stephen >
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Transportation Administrative Assistant II FedEx Ground
Meet Margaret >
  • Canonsburg, PA
  • Manager Project Development Aquatech International
Meet Ben >
  • Wyncote, PA
  • Staff Professional Geosyntec Consultants
Meet Amari >
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Power Platform Consultant Aspirant
Meet Keith >
  • Richardson, TX
Meet Roslyn >

Did you know?

Some of the top employers for Class of 2020 grads in the sciences included UPMC, ThermoFisher Scientific, and Quest Diagnostics. Visit our Success After Pitt site to check out the details!

Career Center In-Person Services

  • 200 William Pitt Union
  • 412-383-4473
  • Open Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  • Drop-In Hours: Monday-Friday, 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

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